Products & Tools

Here we discuss cleaning tools and products, including reviews, recommendations and homemade solutions

If mildew is a problem in the bathroom, there’s a simple solution you can apply to the affected area to eliminate it.  The combination is quite powerful! 1/2 cup borax 1 1/2 cup white vinegar Create a paste, and apply to the affected area.  Scrub with a cleaning toothbrush and...
If you like making your own cleaning products, why not try making your own hand soap?  This is a great way to personalize the scent of the soap to your exact specifications and to experiment with what you really love.  Try several recipes and place them throughout your home;...
  One of my favorite perks of traveling to the U.S. is—shopping at the Container Store! That's right, we don't have them here in Canada, so I always try to sneak in a trip when I'm in the States. This week I was visiting a friend of mine in Virginia, Alejandra...
Rubbing alcohol is famous for being able to kill bacteria, but there are so many other uses for rubbing alcohol around your home, specifically in the realm of cleaning. One thing to note: in order for rubbing alcohol to be effective at killing bacteria it has to be at...
Glass cleaner and window cleaner don’t have to be your something blue to work well. It doesn’t even have to be your something new, well, not new from a store. In fact, store-bought glass cleaner and window cleaner cost approximately $4, while DIY window and glass cleaner can cost...
Here’s why you’ll want a copy of Clean My Space: it teaches you my new, easier way to clean and will get you better results in less time! It’s packed full of routines, tips and information that will help you live in a cleaner, more beautiful space and has...
Orange oil products, like orange essential oil, work well even at removing adhesive stuck on glass or a price tag stuck on a vase. I hope I have shown you throughout my blogs how we can create clean and safe homes—naturally. Often what we find in the fridge and pantry...
Time for a trip to the dollar store! This visit, I scavenged the aisles for the best in cleaning and organizing products. I'm going to show you some cool uses for dollar store finds (and I've got way more to come!). Do you love the dollar store? Welcome to the second annual...
In the past I have showed you how to clean with all sorts of interesting stuff – Borax, vinegar, corn starch, baking soda… but I have yet to show you how to clean with a handy ingredient you are sure to have on hand – SALT! Pure, old, table...
Having a little bottle of something to clean up daily spills and crumbs on the kitchen and bathroom counter makes on-the-go cleaning a cinch.  Keep a bottle of this handy along with a clean microfiber cloth for those quick in-between cleans.  It’s great to get in to a daily...
When we talk about technology and innovation, we generally think about things like new gadgets or apps that make our lives easier and more organized. Well, this is Clean My Space, and while there isn’t an app that clean our homes for us - yet - I want to...
Baking soda is a white powder that is indeed magical. If you've been hanging out with Clean My Space content of any sort (video, blog or otherwise) for some time now, you probably know about my passionate love-affair with baking soda.  This little box of awesomeness is basically cleaning...
Watch Dollar Store Haul: Part 1! http://bit.ly/DollarStoreCMSHaulPart1 It's part 2 of our dollar store! I scavenged the aisles for the best in cleaning and organizing products. I'm going to show you some cool uses for dollar store finds (and I've got way more to come!). Do you love the dollar store? Welcome to...
Sometimes, grimy windows require a next level solution.  Use what professional window cleaners use by mixing up this easy solution in a bucket and head outside with your double sided squeegee to make quick work of exterior windows. 1 cup of white vinegar 1 gallon of hot water 1...
I'm all about clever products that help organize and optimize storage (and if they're cute too, bonus!). In this first installment of CMS HQ Mail Bag, I'm taking you through some recent items we've received that will help you organize and simplify your daily routines. Housmile Essential Oil Diffuser: You all know...
If you notice your drains, be it in the kitchen or bathroom, aren’t working as well as they could be and emit an unpleasant odour,  it’s likely because there is a build up of grease, hair, decomposing food and other waste.  You want to break that stuff down and push it through...